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Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter

Kansas rates for HCPCS 36592

Collection of a blood sample drawn back through a catheter that is already in place in a vein, rather than by a fresh needle stick. It covers the nursing time and supplies used to withdraw, discard and flush appropriately so the sample is not diluted. It is used for patients who have a long-term line and need frequent testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Draw From An Existing Catheter cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $145 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$33.88 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$138 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,380Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $29 to $59
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $145professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Tennessee than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kansas· 2nd of 51

$138

TN $209KY $29.51

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.